LAW FIRM AND COMPANY CATEGORIES

NOTE: The submission period for entries for the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards 2024 edition will begin on 21 November 2023 and end on 10 January 2024 at 11:59 PM GST.

Legal Department of the Year

Open to private sector and government legal departments in the GCC, Egypt and Lebanon.

Judges will be looking at the legal department’s strategy for and success in recruiting, retaining, and promoting female legal professionals within the organisation’s legal department in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.

Regional Law Firm of the Year 

Open to regional law firms having their head office in the GCC, Egypt and Lebanon.

Judges will be looking at the firm’s strategy for and success in recruiting, retaining, and promoting female legal professionals.

International Law Firm of the Year

Open to international law firms having their head office outside the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon and at least one office in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.

Judges will be looking at the firm’s strategy for and success in recruiting, retaining and promoting female legal professionals in the GCC, Egypt and/or Lebanon.

Equality Initiative of the Year

Open to legal departments, law firms, and courts based in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.

This category focuses on a single project or initiative that has successfully improved equality of opportunity for women within the organisation or the wider community in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon within the past 12 months. Judges will be looking to reward innovative, practical projects and initiatives that will inspire other teams to implement similar schemes.